BPA ‘reduces effect of cancer drugs’

Another health risk connected to bisphenol A (BPA) has been uncovered and described in the most recent issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.

According to researchers from the University of Cincinnati, BPA can reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments.

Dr. Nira Ben-Jonathan and colleagues exposed human breast cancer cells to BPA at levels that reflect those typically found in a person’s bloodstream.

They discovered that the chemical helped protect the cancer cells from dying when confronted by chemotherapy medications.

BPA has been in the spotlight in recent months due to a growing body of research that has linked it to health problems ranging from problems with sexual development in babies to heart problems in adults.

Canada recently became the first country to ban the chemical from being used in the manufacture of baby bottles.

According to the University of Cincinnati researchers, understanding BPA’s health risks helps increase their understanding of chemotherapy resistance.

"These data provide considerable support to the accumulating evidence that BPA is hazardous to human health," the authors wrote.

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